#HeForShe#alison bechdel#Anita Sarkeesian#bechdel test#birth control#collectors weekly#comics#crime#cultural appropriation#dame#emma watson#feminism#Halloween#Melissa Harris-Perry#miss america#MSNBC#new yorker#NYMag#Obamacare#parenting#planned parenthood#science fiction#shonda rhimes#sociological images#teaching#the toast#women in sci-fi#wonder woman
Good News Can Be Funny, Too
As a political humorist, I gravitate toward bad news and schadenfreude. This is hardly surprising since satirists are often inspired by idiotic comments, horrible laws, and ludicrous judicial decisions.
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Friday News Bites: Doctor Who Prequel Flailing Excitement and More
Lots of things are happening in the world, but I need to lead with some OHMYGOD Doctor WhoNews.…
#Andy Warhol#art#Day of the Doctor#doctor who#Doctor Who 50th Anniversary#Gonzaga#gun laws#healthcare reform#Nadezhda Tolokonnikova#Obamacare#occupy wall street#Paul McGann#Philippines typhoon#Playstation 4#Pussy Riot#relief work#russia#Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)#The Night of The Doctor#Threadless#xbox console 2013#XBox One
This Week in Misogyny Just Can't
Oh dear. There is just so much wrong with the world this week. A little bit of good news, but a lot…
#abortion#ACLU#babymaking#breastfeeding#bullying#child support#Chris Christie#cosmo#Florida#gallup poll#gender#Germany#joss whedon#Lily Allen#Lindsay Graham#misogyny#New Zealand#Obamacare#orgasms#Petra Collins#porn#prostitution#racism#rape#revenge porn#richie incognito#Roast Busters#SCOTUS#sex ed#sexism
Mid-Week News: Another Day Older and Deeper in Debt
I’m your new mid-week news nibbles anchor, eager to bring you the latest happenings in easy to…
Friday News Bites: Rogue Cows, Racial Bias, and More
Today’s newsy roundup inspires a lot of, “WTF is wrong with you?” commentary, but I’ve got some…
From My Emergency Government Shutdown Bunker
Even though it sounds melodramatic, I feel like sometimes we are living life under siege. This…
Midweek News: Good News, Bad News
I’m going to try a new format this week: bad news, good news. Hopefully we’ll all feel a bit more…
This Week in Misogyny Wasn't Too Bad, For Once
The world seems to have been slightly less terrible than usual last week, at least when it comes to…
#abortion#California#consent#Eileen Fisher#fetal pain#FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture#gender wage gap#homeschooling#Katy Kay#misogyny#Nina Pillard#Obamacare#Playboy#rape#Rehtaeh Parsons#Ron Paul#sex-selective abortion#Sexism in the media#Smith College#Texas#the guardian#the patriarchy#victim-blaming#wendy davis
The Definition of Insanity
For anyone who doesn’t known someone in 12-step recovery or who doesn’t have a folk-wisdom-spouting…
The Numbers Don't Lie (Except When They Do)
They say the numbers don’t lie, but there are all kinds of ways to distort the truth using numbers…